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3.00 Credits
Major theoretical approaches to understanding personality including psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive as well as the less traditional Gestalt and Reichian approaches are critically examined. Theoretical material will be applied to real-life experiences in a variety of experiential formats. Prerequisite: PSYC1001.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the second in a three-course sequence that, when successfully completed in conjunction with specific fieldwork requirements, prepares the participant to sit for national board certification examination at the associates level in applied behavior analysis (BCABA). The course will teach the student how to conduct descriptive behavioral assessments, and how to display and interpret data in single-subject designs. Prerequisite: PSYC1003.
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6.00 Credits
This practicum is designed to provide students with the supervised independent fieldwork to meet the experience requirements that, in conjunction with the ABA course sequence, will allow the student to sit for board certification as an associate behavior analyst (BCABA) through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). Students are placed with an agency that provides ABA services where they will work approximately 24 hours a week over a 14 week semester. As part of the practicum, the student will attend a group supervision session on campus every other week and be observed by an individual supervisor at their practicum site on the alternate weeks. An additional fee of $1,000 will be charged for this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the student with a working knowledge of how social situations affect behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. Topics include attraction, attitudes, prejudice, social roles, aggression, social perception and group dynamics. Readings will explore theories, research and application. Prerequisite: PSYC1001.
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3.00 Credits
In the United States, the rapidly changing demographics of the population have increased cultural diversity at all levels in all segments of society. The course will incorporate discussion of gender, socioeconomic status, religion, race, and ethnicity, as they affect various aspects of interpersonal interactions. Students will work "from the inside-out", learning to recognize the impact of their own cultures on their existing world views, and then comparing their cultural assumptions to those of people from other groups with the goal of developing more positive relations across cultures. Prerequisite: PSYC1001 or SOCI1001
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3.00 Credits
We will explore the image of ?home? from various perspectives including the visual arts, psychology, literature, architecture, spirituality, culture and history. Using these various frames of reference, students will deepen their capacity to reflect on their life experience and the way they make meaning in their lives. Readings and activities will be designed to let ?home? be the catalyst for releasing the imagination, encouraging students to pursue in depth their own exterior and interior realities
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to the study of the adolescent from the onset of puberty to the beginning of adulthood. Topics will include biological, social, cognitive, moral, and identity development. Special emphasis will be given to at-risk populations, for the purpose of exploring prevention and intervention programs for youth. Prerequisite: PSYC1002 or PSYC1107.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an overview of community systems with an emphasis on system thinking. The student will become familiar with the history of human services including conditions creating the need for human services. Current models for individual and systemic interventions will be presented. Attitudes, values, and skills needed for entry-level positions in human services will be presented and explored. Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology (PSYC1001).
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3.00 Credits
This survey course examines how biological factors influence behavior. Topics include organization of the brain, how the nervous system works, how body chemistry affects emotions, and genetic/temperament factors. These topics are applied to normal and abnormal behavior such as learning disabilities, sexuality and psychotic disorders. Prerequisites: PSYC1001, BIOL1001/1002 or BIOL1005/1006.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of learning, instruction, curriculum, assessment and evaluation will be explored as they apply to pedagogy in a variety of educational contexts. The course will focus on behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic learning theories as well as the learning principles that will serve as a general background for becoming an effective, reflective educator. Prerequisite: A 1000-level psychology course.
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